Name: Date Spice Bars (Ma’roota)
Yield: Makes about 45 bars
Cuisine: Palestine
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon ground mahlab; 3 tablespoons nigella seeds; 1 cup (145 grams) sesame seeds; 2 quantities date filling (see Ka’ik); ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1½ cups (360 milliliters) extra virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon nutmeg; 5 cups (630 grams) flour; 2 tablespoons ground anise seeds; 1 tablespoon active dry yeast; 1½ cups (360 milliliters) water; 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Preparation info

Makes about
45 bars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Gaza Kitchen

By Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt

Published 2021

About

A variation on ka’ik that is slightly easier to make, and no less delicious. They freeze well, too.

Ingredients

5 cups (630 grams) flour
2 tablespoons ground anise seeds

Asia
Palestine
Dessert
Gaza
Vegetarian

Method

Mix together the flour, anise seeds, nutmeg, cinnamon, yeast, baking powder, baking soda, and mahlab. Stir in the water and olive oil. Add the nigella seeds and sesame seeds and knead well. Form the dough into a ball and transfer it to an oiled bowl. Cover, and allow the dough to rise for about 1 hour.

Preheat your oven to

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